International Meeting on HIV/TB Research and Networking
WHO and the TB/HIV Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership in collaboration with the International AIDS Society, the Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic (CREATE), Treatment Action Group and the Desmond Tutu HIV Center are organizing a highly visible meeting on HIV/TB research issues in conjunction with the upcoming 5th IAS Conference on HIV pathogenesis, treatment and prevention. The meeting will be held on July 18 (afternoon) and July 19 (morning), 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The meeting will bring notable researchers and leaders in the areas of TB prevention, childhood TB/HIV, TB treatment and diagnosis, and the interaction between HIV and drug resistant TB. it is also intended to create a forum to exchange ongoing research activities, including data among researchers.
The meeting will also inform the revision of the WHO HIV/TB research priorities. The meeting will be held in the Desmond Tutu HIV Center, University of Cape Town on July 18-19, 2009, prior to the opening of the 5th international conference on HIV pathogenesis treatment and prevention conference.
Deadline for registration: registration should be submitted no later than June 15, 2009 by emailing Ms Rosalie Edma at: edmar@who.int mention "HIV/TB research meeting" in the subject line.
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